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Genus GYMNOSTINOPS, Sclater. 



Gymuostinops montezamge (Less.). 



(Plate XVr. fig. 9.) 



Ostinops montezum39, Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 58. 



Gymnostinops montezimiEe, Sol. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 313 (1886); 



Salo. 8; Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aoes, i. p. 437 (1888) ; Gosse, 



Auk, V. p. 27 (1888): Shxrpe, Hand-l. v, p. 484 (1909); Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 340 (1910). 

 Gymnostinops monteziima, Ridgw. Birds North 3f Middle Amur. ii. 



p. 180 (1902). 



An egg of the Montezuma Hangnest is of a long pointed oval 

 form and devoid of glo.ss. The ground is pinkish-white, rather 

 sparingly marked with short irregular streaks and a fewhlotches of 

 dark chooolate-brown and underlying clouded markings of pale 

 lilac-grey. It measures 1-6 by 1-05. 



1. Costa Kica, March. Mr. 0. F. Underwood [C.l. 



Gymnostinops guatimozinus (Bonap.). 



(Plate XVI. fig. ].) 



Oatinops efuatemozinus, Scl. ^ iSalv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 508. 

 Gymnostinops guatimozinus, Scl. Cat. Birds B. M. xi. p. 314 (1886) ; 



Salo. ^ Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 439 (1886) ; Ne/irk. 



Kat. Eiersamtnl. p. 98 (1899), p. 340 (1910;; Ridgw. Birds 



North Si' Middle Amer. ii. p. 182 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 484 



(1909). 



Two eggs of the Colombian Hangnest are of a regular oval form, 

 slightly glossy, rough in texture, and covered with small pores. 

 They are pinkish-white, very sparingly blotched with chocolate- 

 brown and lilac-grey. They measure respectively : 1-38 by -98 • 

 1-33 by -98. 



2. Remedies, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



Colombia (7', IC Salmon). 



Genus OSTINOPS, Cabanis. 



Ostinops decumanus {Pall.). 



(Plate XVI. flgs. 2, 3.) 



Icterus cristatus, Tliien. Fortnflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xxxvii. fio-, 7 (1845- 



54). 

 Ostinops cristatus, Wyatt, Ibis, 1871, p, 328, 



